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The Clarks of Kidderminster, from whom I have always received first-rate assistance. Signed by their service manager, the email was generic. Here is my response to that email: "Your confirmation of my reservation is greatly appreciated. We are talking about a Sportage PHEV here. I saw the bolde...

Is it out of the ordinary for dealers to have chargers? I just want to make sure they will be available when I go. When fully charged, how long does it take? Can you tell me how much more this will cost? Does it truly have to be there?

Do you know anyone else who has gone through this? This isn't specific to any one model, but I just scheduled the fourth service for our Sportage PHEV at the dealership closest to us. This was done using an EMaC Service Plan that covered the fourth and fifth service, and it was done through the Kia ...

Well, it appears that the tensioner has also remained unchanged.

The wife recently purchased an automatic 2010 Mini Cooper S with 80,000 miles. This death rattle keeps popping up in my research. Upgrading the tensioner is something I have not yet verified. In the maintenance logs, I don't find any mention of it.

That appears to be a rational answer.

Last night, I fully charged the vehicle to 100% and left it attached to the wallbox. This morning, I activated the preheating through the app, which then reactivated the wallbox. Following the notification indicating the car had overheated, I re-examined the battery percentage, which remained at 100...

That is peculiar.
When I connect my vehicle to the home charger and charge it to full capacity, after activating the preheating function, the battery remains unaffected.

The survey would be more effective if it incorporated the vehicle's year and mileage. May demonstrate a pattern.


Acquired a 2017 E350 for $11,000 and subsequently sold it for $28,000. No issues.


Acquired a 2018/19 GLC 350 for $29,000 and disposed of it for $42,000. No issues.